Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 26, 2026

At Make It Sew Crochet ("we," "our," or "us"), your privacy is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website makeitsewcrochet.com (the "Site") and use our free pattern generation services.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

When you use our Image to Pattern Generator, Pattern Scaling service, or subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect:

  • Your name (optional)
  • Your email address
  • Images you voluntarily upload for pattern generation
  • Any additional information you choose to provide in pattern requests

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on the Site
  • Referring website addresses

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Generate crochet patterns from your uploaded images
  • Process and fulfill pattern scaling requests
  • Send you requested pattern results via email
  • Improve and personalize your experience on the Site
  • Send newsletters and promotional communications (only with your consent)
  • Monitor and analyze Site usage and trends
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or misuse

3. Image Upload & AI Processing

Image to Pattern Generator — Important Disclosure: When you upload an image to our free pattern generation tool, the image is transmitted securely to third-party artificial intelligence APIs (such as Google Gemini) for the sole purpose of analyzing and reverse-engineering it into a crochet pattern.

We do not sell, publicly distribute, share, or retain your uploaded images beyond what is necessary to process your request. Images are processed in memory during the generation session and are not stored permanently on our servers. The third-party AI provider processes images according to their own data handling policies and does not use your images to train their models.

The generated pattern text (crochet instructions, not your image) may be cached temporarily to improve service performance, but is not associated with your personal identity in long-term storage.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze Site traffic, and understand where our visitors come from. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Site.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information as described in their respective privacy policies:

  • Google Gemini API — AI-powered image analysis for pattern generation
  • Cloudflare — Website hosting and content delivery
  • Google Fonts — Web typography

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal data
  • Object to or restrict certain processing activities
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

  • Email: hello@makeitsewcrochet.com
  • Website: https://makeitsewcrochet.com